TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Halil Sarıaslan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To clarify the conceptual background for and political as well as legal environment facing international business. 2) To discuss the reasons for why and how companies are engaged in international business. 3) To focus on motivations of handling international business through direct investment .
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course mainly deals with background, environment, modes and operations of cross-border or world-wide economic activities of business firms that involve two or more countries. For this purpose, having clarified the conceptual background for and political as well as legal environment facing international business, the reasons for why and how companies are engaged in international business will be discussed in conjunction with the theories and institution of international trade and investment. The course will also specifically focus on motivations of handling international business through direct investment by taking into account the procedures for country evaluation and selection.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Course 2nd Week Overview of International Business and Globalization 3rd Week National Environmental Differences-1 4th Week National Environmental Differences-2 5th Week Ethics and Social Responsibility 6th Week Strategies for International Business-1 7th Week Strategies for International Business-2 8th Week MIDTERM EXAM PERIOD (NO REGULAR CLASSES) 9th Week The Organization and Governance of Foreign Operations 10th Week Global Marketing 11th Week Global Production and Supply Chains 12th Week Global Accounting and Financial Management 13th Week Global Management of Human Resources 14th Week Discussions
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	John D. Daniels, Lee H. Radebaugh and D. P. Sullivan (2011) International Business: Environments and Operations, 13th Edition, New York: Addison-Wesley.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 45 Quiz 1 10 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 2 60 120 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 2 40 80 Total Workload 292 Total Workload / 30 9,73 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No